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CHENNAI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched a direct attack on Congress, labelling its decision to restrict the singing of Vande Mataram to just two stanzas as “anti-national.”Responding to Congress Working Committee’s resolution on the national song, Shah accused the party of reviving its decades-old “politics of appeasement.” Shah was speaking to ANI news agency on the sidelines of the South Zone Chief Ministers’ Conference in Mamallapuram.He alleged that Congress split Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s national song in 1937 for Muslim appeasement, effectively laying the groundwork for India’s partition.Shah contrasted the opposition’s stance with that of the Narendra Modi…

Rourkela: BJP on Thursday suspended its Rourkela functionary Prakash Paswan after it emerged he had booked a room at the Circuit House for two men who were later arrested with firearms and ammunition. The arrests subsequently led police to five more accused, including the alleged supplier of weapons.In a statement, BJP Odisha’s media cell said Paswan has been suspended on the instructions of state president Manmohan Samal for alleged indiscipline and conduct violative of party norms.“Prakash Paswan of Rourkela has been suspended from the party due to indiscipline, misconduct and violation of party discipline,” disciplinary committee state convener Sudarshan Nayak…

Gangster Vinod Panu alias Kana (L) was shot dead in the Hisar court parking area HISAR: Gangster Vinod Panu alias Kana was shot dead in the parking area outside the Hisar court premises on Thursday, while two others were injured in the incident.Around 14 rounds were reportedly fired during the shooting.Hisar SP Siddharth Jain said police received information about the incident at around 2.50pm. Vinod, who had a court appearance scheduled for the day, was shot in the parking area.“One person has been apprehended, and a weapon has been recovered from him,” Jain said.According to the SP, the deceased had…

Construction work in Patna Patna: Commercial vehicles may soon be barred from the stretch between Patna Zoo Gate No. 1 and the Income Tax Roundabout as part of a traffic management plan aimed at easing congestion on Nehru Path (Bailey Road) caused by the ongoing Patna Metro Rail construction.The proposed arrangement also includes a diversion for autos and e-rickshaws near Punaichak— a key congestion point. Under the plan, these vehicles will be routed through the road behind Visvesvaraya Bhawan, Punaichak Road and Atal Path before joining Boring Canal Road via the Mahesh Nagar underpass.Metro construction is currently underway at three…

The Cockroach Janta Party criticized the Rajasthan govt’s move, calling it an attempt to hide shortcomings JAIPUR: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Thursday hit back at the Rajasthan government over restrictions on entry into government schools.The party is saying that the government’s move showed that the administration was more interested in hiding shortcomings than improving school infrastructure.Speaking to PTI, CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said the organisation had recently inspected a government school where the roof had collapsed.“We had gone to visit a school where the roof had collapsed. After the school visit, the Rajasthan government became so alarmed that…

Jamshedpur: East Singhbhum has emerged as the top-performing district among Jharkhand’s 24 districts in the 15th edition of the ‘District education system performance’ (DSEP) monthly review report for July 2026 by scoring 76.38%.The DSEP review assesses districts on a range of parameters, including learning achievements, school governance, monitoring systems and data management, providing a monthly snapshot of educational performance across Jharkhand.The district scored 55.71% out of 70% in ‘high priority indicators’ (HPI) and 20.68% out of 30% in ‘enabling indicators’ (EI), reflecting improvements in learning outcomes, school monitoring, supervision, and timely reporting of educational data.East Singhbhum deputy commissioner Rajiv Ranjan…

Kolkata: More than 60 restaurants from Bengal are attending the food delivery summit of National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) in Ahmedabad that started on Aug 20, according to NRAI national president and founder of Wow! Momo, Sagar Daryani.The 5th NRAI Food Delivery Summit 2026, is presented by Petpooja, in association with Nestlé Professional and supported by GIFT City.Daryani pointed out that seven to 10 restaurants from Bengal are keen on setting up shop in Gift City where liquor would be allowed.This year, the summit would bring together 5,000+ attendees, 70+ speakers, 1,500+brands and delegates from 30+ cities.Participants include The…

Prof Peter Johnson, National Clinical Director for Cancer at NHS England, told the BBC’s Today Programme it was an exciting development. “Most of the cancer immune treatments we have been using up til now have been about cutting the immune system loose and hoping that it recognises the cancer. This [new treatment] is a way to direct it very specifically.”It feels like it’s a very important advance for us.” He said the NHS was preparing to bring this type of treatment to patients. Merck, known as MSD in Europe, and Moderna are calling this a personalised vaccine, meaning it works…

Markham had learned to fly under British pilot Tom Campbell Black. She eventually became a bush pilot flying over the vast and often unforgiving expanses of East Africa. On the evening of 4 September 1936 a turquoise-and-silver monoplane left an airfield in Oxfordshire and set out for the Atlantic. Darkness lay ahead. So did thousands of miles of open water, brutal headwinds and the chance that the aircraft would never return. Beryl Markham, 33, was at the controls alone in the cockpit, trying for a trip no woman had yet achieved. She was going to New York. Her course was…

Lily Hooper, found dead after 8-day search. The body of an 18-year-old Sydney teenager has been found in Australian bushland after an eight-day search.Lily Hooper was reported missing on August 12 after leaving her home to go for a walk in Nattai National Park. Her family contacted police later that night when she failed to return by 10 pm, BBC reportedHer car was later located in a car park near the bottom of a difficult walking trail.Police found a woman’s body in dense vegetation in the Southern Highlands at about 11.30 am on Thursday. Officers said the body had not…